Thursday, 5 March 2009

Italian television channel Italia 1 claims that former Italian national team coach Marcello Lippi (59), who wants to return to the bench as of next season, would have two main options: Barcelona and Juventus (read more here).

Lippi would be a top candidate to replace current manager Frank Rijkaard in Barcelona, cause former Chelsea manager José Mourinho is not convincing everyone. Six-seven months ago, Lippi would have received the first indication of a Barcelona board member that an offer could be underway. The Italian manager would be very attracted by the idea to coach the team.